Category: eSports and Gaming Events

The long-awaited, epic conclusion to GWENT’s first competitive season took place this past weekend. GWENT World Masters, which was streamed live on Twitch, saw the eight best players from GWENT Masters Season 1 compete for the lion’s share of a $250,000 prize pool. Battling through the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Grand Final itself, KOLEMOEN earned the title of GWENT World Champion.… Read the rest

Experience every bone-crunching, sword-clashing, blood-spattering moment when “Mortal Kombat” arrives on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. The film is directed by award-winning Australian commercial filmmaker Simon McQuoid, marking his feature directorial debut.

The ensemble includes Lewis Tan (TV’s “Into The Badlands”) as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee (“The Meg”) as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson (“The Little Death”) as Kano, Tadanobu Asano (“Battleship”) as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks (TV’s “True Blood”) as Jax, Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) as Liu Kang, with Chin Han (“The Dark Knight”) as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim (“The Raid: Redemption”) as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, and Hiroyuki Sanada (“The Wolverine”) as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.… Read the rest

TSM, the premier global esports organization, announced a $210 million, multi-year partnership deal split between FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc, owners and operators of FTX.com and FTX.US respectively.  FTX.US has partnered with TSM in relation to the US, and FTX.com internationally.  As part of this historic new relationship, FTX.com… Read the rest

Dignitas, the esports vertical of New Meta Entertainment, Inc. (NME), has  announced a new partnership with QNTMPAY, a global digital bank designed to mitigate and improve upon the constraints of traditional banking. QNTMPAY will become the Official Digital Banking Partner of Dignitas, marking the challenger banking brand’s first entry into the professional video game industry.… Read the rest

ESL Gaming, the world’s largest esports company, has announced the ESL mobile gaming controller will soon be available worldwide. The ESL Controller was designed by RiotPWR, the leading mobile controller developer of mobile gaming hardware. The partnership with ESL and RiotPWR officially kicked-off earlier in 2021 with the announcement of the Rotor Riot Controller sponsorship of ESL’s Spring Season of the ESL Premiership.… Read the rest

Global Publisher 505 Games and developer KUNOS Simulazioni are glad to partner for the second year with Lamborghini to kick off another exciting “Real Race” event!

Lamborghini has chosen Assetto Corsa Competizione for its official eSports tournament. Assetto Corsa Competizione will guarantee the most realistic virtual world adaptation of driving a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO on the most iconic circuits around the world.… Read the rest

Last year as the pandemic thrived, gamblers had to shift away from traditional methods… and it birthed a growth in Esports betting numbers, sites and players. Live esports betting has becoming a massive industry that is showing no signs of slowing for the next several years. Now, just like the online casinos in the world today, for esports betting, betting on this popular virtual sport has increased significantly in terms of both revenue and size.… Read the rest

Riot Games announced an average of more than 14 million PC players from around the world log on each month to play VALORANT, Riot’s free-to-play FPS video game that launched solely on the PC platform only one year ago on June 2, 2020.

After a record-breaking closed beta debut and successful global launch, VALORANT quickly established itself as a global fan-favorite, emerging as one of the most prominent FPS games available on PC.… Read the rest

Summoners War Lost Centuria is celebrating its first month of existence with a season 2 full of surprises! This capital update, which is accompanied by two new monsters, begins a cycle of monthly updates that will accompany each new season.

Season 2 offers a new World Tournament mode in ToDD in which the summoners of grade V or better compete relentlessly, the number of victories determining the world ranking of each player.… Read the rest

PUBG Update 12.1.and brings with it a remaster of Miramar. This map saw a slight refresh in 2019 with the introduction of new aesthetics and lore elements. With 12.1, however, Miramar sees a major visual update that leverages the newer technologies KRAFTON employed in recent maps like Paramo and Haven.… Read the rest

The Dark Portal has opened once again, and beyond it lies a timeless era of adventure.  World of Warcraft players will rediscover the wondrous landscapes and mythic challenges awaiting them in the shattered realm of Outland as Burning Crusade Classic^™, Blizzard Entertainment’s authentic recreation of the legendary first World of Warcraft^® expansion, launches around the globe.… Read the rest

Garena announced a global collaboration with Capcom to bring Street Fighter V content into Free Fire. The crossover unites two of the video games industry’s biggest hitters and continues Garena’s strategy to create fresh gaming experiences for the Free Fire community through collaborations with some of the world’s most well-loved brands.… Read the rest

The duo team from America East’s University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) defeated Cal State Fullerton of the Big West to become the first champion of the Collegiate Esports Invitational featuring Fortnite presented by Jersey Mike’s Subs today snagging the $5,000 first prize and the lion share of the $10,000 prize pool, as well as Razer products including keyboards, mice and headsets.… Read the rest

A flawless run through the winners bracket saw Sentinels claim championship glory at VALORANT Masters: Reykjavik – the first international tournament in VALORANT Esports history.

The road to grand finals was paved by Sentinels defeating the top-seeded teams from both Korea (NUTURN Gaming) and Brazil (Team Vikings), as well as the second-seeded team from Europe (Fnatic) in straight sets, racking up a 6-0 map count leading into Sunday’s championship.… Read the rest